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hypostasis

/haɪ'pɑstəsɪs/

noun
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
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epistasis

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organic process biological process
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any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
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hypostasis of christ

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jehovah creator divine almighty maker lord godhead god almighty
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(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
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essence inwardness core kernel centre center heart and soul nub pith substance sum heart gist marrow meat nitty-gritty
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the accumulation of blood in an organ
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body process bodily process bodily function activity

Definition that contains hypostasis

nestorius Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)

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